Mozart composed his music not for the elite, but for everybody.

The waltz is a very important part of my life. It's a very important way for me to express my positiveness, bringing humor to the world.

Contrary to popular opinion, classical music does not have to be enjoyed amid exclusive circles, there need not be any snobbishness attached to it. It's there for everyone. I play for the people.

It is a real piece of art if you can make a waltz sound like it is the easiest piece of music to play, because it's really not.

The waltz can be sad and at the same time uplifting. You have to see life from both sides, and the waltz encapsulates that. If you're in my audience you give yourself to me and the waltz will grab you.

I was the black sheep of the family, and my mother never really understood me.

I was a fat child and loved cake, perhaps because it was the only sweet thing in my life.